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Outline vs. Silhouette — What's the Difference?

Outline vs. Silhouette — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Outline and Silhouette

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Outline

A line indicating the outer contours or boundaries of an object or figure
Could see the outlines of an animal in the dark.

Silhouette

A silhouette (English: SIL-oo-ET, French: [silwɛt]) is the image of a person, animal, object or scene represented as a solid shape of a single colour, usually black, with its edges matching the outline of the subject. The interior of a silhouette is featureless, and the silhouette is usually presented on a light background, usually white, or none at all.

Outline

A style of drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.

Silhouette

A drawing consisting of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color.

Outline

A sketch done in this style.
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Silhouette

An outline that appears dark against a light background.

Outline

A summary of a text or subject, usually presented in headings and subheadings.

Silhouette

To cause to be seen as a silhouette; outline
Figures were silhouetted against the setting sun.

Outline

A preliminary draft or plan, as of a project or proposal.

Silhouette

An illustrated outline filled in with a solid color(s), usually only black, and intended to represent the shape of an object without revealing any other visual details; a similar appearance produced when the object being viewed is situated in relative darkness with brighter lighting behind it; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be.
I could see a silhouette of a figure looking out from the window, but I couldn't tell if it was a man or a woman.

Outline

To draw or trace an outline of.

Silhouette

To represent by a silhouette; to project upon a background, so as to be like a silhouette.

Outline

To display or accentuate the outline of
His face was outlined on the lampshade.

Silhouette

A representation of the outlines of an object filled in with a black color; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be.

Outline

To give the main features or various aspects of; summarize
Outlined the major provisions of the tax bill.

Silhouette

To represent by a silhouette; to project upon a background, so as to be like a silhouette.
A flock of roasting vultures silhouetted on the sky.

Outline

A line marking the boundary of an object figure.

Silhouette

An outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)

Outline

The outer shape of an object or figure.

Silhouette

A drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color

Outline

A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.

Silhouette

Project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette

Outline

A general description of some subject.

Silhouette

Represent by a silhouette

Outline

A statement summarizing the important points of a text.

Outline

A preliminary plan for a project.
The outline of a speech

Outline

(film) A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment.

Outline

(fishing) A setline or trotline.

Outline

(transitive) To draw an outline of.

Outline

(transitive) To summarize.
Wikipedia items featuring books usually outline them after giving their background.

Outline

To optimize for size by replacing repeated code fragments with function calls.

Outline

The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.
Painters, by their outlines, colors, lights, and shadows, represent the same in their pictures.

Outline

Fig.: A sketch of any scheme; a preliminary or general indication of a plan, system, discourse, course of thought, etc.; as, the outline of a speech.
But that larger grief . . .Is given in outline and no more.

Outline

To draw the outline of.

Outline

Fig.: To sketch out or indicate as by an outline; to create a general framework of (a plan, system, discourse, course of thought), for which the details need to be added; as, to outline an argument or a campaign.

Outline

The line that appears to bound an object

Outline

A sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

Outline

A schematic or preliminary plan

Outline

Describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of;
Sketch the outline of the book
Outline his ideas

Outline

Draw up an outline or sketch for something;
Draft a speech

Outline

Trace the shape of

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